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Swelling of the foot that can be acute or mild, increasing the temperature in the area, redness of the foot, dry skin area. Unfortunately, many people do not pay attention to these signals and wait until the fifth symptom appears: destruction and structural change of the foot that is very evident as it looks shorter and wider.

When a person has these conditions and not treated on time, your foot takes the form of a rocking chair, the arc disappears and the joints are destroyed, making it incapable of performing the most basic tasks.

Depending on the severity of injuries, the doctor will determine the treatment, but the main thing will be to prevent the occurrence of further injury, so it can be used to put plaster, crutches or wheelchairs or permanently total rest in bed.

If the injury is severe enough, will have to wear special shoes for the foot that made the deformity. Despite the foot and can not be returned to its original state, often the patient underwent surgery to fuse the broken joints or remove bumps, both are the more encouraging picture, because in most cases it is necessary resorting to amputation and save the patient’s life.

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